The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is the largest university-level transportation institute in the United States. Its New River Valley facilities include the Virginia Smart Roads, state-of-the-art closed test beds managed in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation.
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THE NEW RIVER VALLEY OFFERS: 13.5% of residents between the ages of 20 and 24, more than double the national average
Interstate 81, a major trucking thoroughfare that runs through the region and connects it with Interstate 77, just 10 miles from its western border
Abundant hiking and outdoor recreational opportunities including the New River, Claytor Lake State Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and a stretch of the Appalachian Trail
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